It is originally known as the Master Cleanse diet and is as old as the 1940s. The book came out in 1946. This method of dietary plan was formulated by Stanley Burroughs. It is unbelievable that such a fast method of losing weight could have not been popular before Beyonce talked about it on Oprah.

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